removing the cost for real users to join and contribute to the network is an existential problem farcaster needs to solve

most people don't pay for social media - doesn't matter if it's $1 or $10 - it's not something they're used to

this is also an existential problem for apps building on farcaster

If you remove cost, you have infinite spam.

If you gate sign ups, it's not permissionless.

Warpcast has tried a couple of large, reasonably scaled experiments with free sign ups and the long term retention rate is basically 0.

why do you feel free sign ups failed? Do you think engagement could be a reason why people gave up?

Landscape photography / AI art / gen art.
/photographers /biohacking

https://linktr.ee/joelleLB

1. Not enough content on the network
2. 99/100 sign ups don't result in a content creator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

Ha interesting, so the users who end up leaving are usually not contributing much?

“more thoughtful in selecting content to post so it fits nicely on my profile”
This is extremely common and I don’t doubt this also applies to twitter/warpcast! Where do I see people post the most? Instagram stories because it’s not something you have to give much thought about staying on your profile forever. “Hide post on profile feed” is a huge unlock imo! @dwr.eth @v  You had similar thoughts back when narrowcasting was introduced @gabrielayuso.eth ?

My thoughts about potentially more content on the network. I personally would create a lot more content.

My thoughts about potentially more content on the network. I personally would create a lot more content.

https://warpcast.com/mikeysanz/0x3d240be6